When "Waterworld" and "Showgirls" can claim DVDs of their own, it takes an especially bad movie to remain stuck on VHS in 2008. The following 10 films are not on DVD... and should probably remain that way.
Howard the Duck (1986)It's difficult to believe this 1986 George Lucas-produced flop never landed on DVD. Not because the film is particularly good, but because it is so notoriously bad.
Howard the Duck, a sci-fi comedy about a talking, anthropomorphic mallard who rescues a female rock musician (Lea Thompson), has risen (or fallen, depending on one's point of view) to the kind of beloved cult trash that's sent Ed Wood's
Plan 9 From Outer Space or
Showgirls to digital immortality. How could it not have? One scene has Howard threatening a gang of punks with "Quack Fu." Another has him pursuing an issue of "Playduck" magazine. Like
The Star Wars Holiday Special (see below), the only thing keeping this piece of dubious cinematic history from fans' Netflix queues is George Lucas's pride. Proving once again the ability to entertain is insignificant next to the power of Lucasfilm Ltd.>